I’ve been seeing a lot of Christians spewing hate toward Jews. They even use certain scriptural passages to bolster their point of view:

1. They were the branches broken off from the vine where the wild shoots were grafted in their place, (Romans 11:17)

2. They demanded Jesus be executed and said his blood would be on their and their children. (Matthew 27:25)

3. They belong to the synagogue of Satan (Revelation 6:9).

4. Jesus called them an evil and adulterous generation. (Matthew 16:4)

I could respond to each point, such as point one: If they read the rest of Romans chapter 11, they would see that Israel will be saved, and God has not abandoned them.

In the end, though, all of that is irrelevant.

Because not once did Jesus say, “Love your enemy… except the Jews.”

“Forgive those who sin against you… except the Jews.”

“Love your neighbor as yourself… except the Jews.”

What matters isn’t what Jesus said about a particular group (Jew or otherwise) during a specific instance or circumstance, but what he says (and will say) about each one of us when we stand before God’s throne.

Did we love and forgive as Jesus loves and forgives? Did we allow the Holy Spirit to purify our heart? Did we dedicate our life and our soul to Jesus? Did we show Jesus to all who need him…

Including the Jews?